The Glendale Raptors are traveling from Phoenix, AZ to Winchester, CA to attend the Pathfinder Camporee. The "1 Way, 1 Truth, 1 Life, 1 Love" event will provide opportunities for our kids to experience God's love. Help us charter a bus or van to attend.

Hi, my name is Thomas Harris and I am the Pathfinder Director for the
Glendale Raptors Pathfinder Club. As an official youth outreach arm of
the SDA church, the pathfinder club ministers to kids from 10 -16
years of age in partnership with their families.

Our purpose is to provide opportunities for our children to
experience GOD's love through a variety of domains. We facilitate
grade-specific curriculum over the course of each year to build
knowledge, self-discipline, confidence, and growth achievement in the
following areas:

Personal Growth Health and Fitness

Spiritual Discovery Nature Study

Serving Others Outdoor Living

Making friends Honor Enrichment

A vital part of that curriculum is found in the life application of
spending time together working as a team in camping events, community
service, gameplay, Bible study, and spiritual retreats. This will help
empower our kids to become servant leaders, reflecting the love of
Christ. As our banner logo illustrates, our aim is that our
pathfinders will be points of contact (P.O.C's) for GOD!

Why this is important

The Glendale Raptors are traveling from Phoenix, AZ to Winchester, CA
to attend the Pathfinder Camporee from October 5th through October
8th, 2017. The "One Way, One Truth, One Life, One Love"
event (featuring messages from the Gospel of John) will provide
opportunities for our kids to experience God's love and deepen their
own personal relationship with Jesus.

We need to charter a bus or rent a sufficient number of transit vans
with enough capacity to transport an estimated 30-45 pathfinders and
camping equipment. In the case of a bus charter, this will need to be
booked as early as possible (secured with partial payment) and
subsequently paid in full one month in advance, which means we'll want
to make final payment by around the 21st of September. The transit van
option gives us more flexibility with respect to payment. We can
reserve the vans in advance with no money down and pay in full, plus
any applicable deposits, at the time of vehicle pickup.

We want to make provisions for those kids who otherwise wouldn't be
able to make the 600 plus mile trip to California when considering
which of the two options is best. Chartering a bus provides a one
vehicle solution to accommodate our entire pathfinder club. It's a
very nice way for us to be able to safely travel together without a
caravan of vehicles and equipment trailer(s) in tow.

Conversely, the acquisition of a sufficient number of passenger
transit vans would provide a better price point. This would put us in
a better position to meet associated Camporee expenses, including
helping ensure that every one who desires can attend.

UPDATE 9/23/2017: The van option has been selected. We have
reserved 3 12-passenger transit vans with one trailer. This will
accommodate 36 passengers.

How the money raised will be used

All of the money that we receive from your generous contributions
will be used to pay for all costs associated with the trip to
California, starting with booking the bus or securing the vans. Any
additional funds will be used to cover related Camporee travel expenses.

How you can help

Please help us charter a bus or secure vans to attend this important
event by making a generous contribution. Additionally, please share
this important campaign with your friends, family, and business
acquaintances to allow them an opportunity to also make a difference
in the lives of our youth.

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